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grand-theft-auto-v.exe

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Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application grand-theft-auto-v.exe by Quality Connector (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
SecuredDownload Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.52972

MD5:
f965508186937fef26c56577b5133c24

SHA-1:
3e46623f34eb62f7bf272a3ffedd2ae41120a2ad

SHA-256:
5ec74083f67ef302ef18c7c3f8487871d72ed73b3c55d6f34da327176a5c8b77

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:16:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.25.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,136,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.52972

Original file name:
ClickOnceSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\grand-theft-auto-v.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 5:27:52 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2016 10:55:45 AM

Subject:
CN=Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11214B6ECCA6831B1EFBB5A21FAA03C0835A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2016 3:47:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:v6CGA7lxSauRGVj+jr+SFoXllO70d64/eaAxdaojzroIM:v6V0xSaugVj+sP5Gx1za

Entry address:
0x10D97E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8568

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1 MB (1,096,192 bytes)

The file grand-theft-auto-v.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://tmpfile1945.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/967658/.../grand-theft-auto-v.exe

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